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New Iranian authority charged with overseeing Strait of Hormuz asks ships to register with it even as transits are free

World shares are mixed and US futures fall after a tech-led rally on Wall St

World shares are mixed, with markets in Greater China closed for holidays

Israeli military says four soldiers killed in southern Lebanon as fighting intensifies

Lebanon's state-run news agency says at least 16 people killed in Israeli airstrikes overnight in intense fighting

Israeli military says it struck southern Lebanon overnight in intense fighting as US-Iran talks in Switzerland postponed

The Minions and their 'big boss' Chris Meledandri keep a blockbuster machine humming

At a time of perpetual upheaval in Hollywood, the Paris-based animation studio Illumination has become one of Hollywood’s most consistent blockbuster-making operations

Residents return to war-ravaged southern Lebanon with hope and sorrow after the US-Iran deal

Many Lebanese from the country's south hope the U.S.-Iran deal marks the start of better times

New York mayor, other leaders push to ban horse-drawn carriage rides after Indian teen's death

The death of an Indian teenager in New York's Central Park has intensified calls to ban horse-drawn carriages

California labor union offers to scale back billionaire tax proposal after pushback

A California labor union has offered to scale back a proposal to temporarily increase taxes on billionaires, but it wasn’t enough to get the governor on board

Vance delays trip to Switzerland to lead new US talks with Iran on its nuclear program

The White House says Vice President JD Vance is delaying his trip to Switzerland to lead nuclear negotiations with Iran